as in cave
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
a poem in which a medieval knight encounters a mysterious beauty in a darkened delve
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Recent Examples of delve
Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 7 July 2025
The series will also delve into each of the players’ home lives and feature real-time storylines on the field and in the locker room.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The tech company has only sent a handful of films to cinemas with wide releases since delving into the media business in recent years.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 7 July 2025
The trial delved into complexities of relationships and questions of consent and coercion.
—Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
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Noun
In a recent conversation with ESSENCE, Palmer shared the inspiration behind certain aspects of the new album and delved into this current era of her life.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 7 July 2025
The series will also delve into each of the players’ home lives and feature real-time storylines on the field and in the locker room.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The tech company has only sent a handful of films to cinemas with wide releases since delving into the media business in recent years.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 7 July 2025
The trial delved into complexities of relationships and questions of consent and coercion.
—Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delve
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The concept represents China’s cultural history combined with the Spirit of Ecstasy and the fluid nature of imperial silk. Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Stepping outside of the caves, the Phantom Extended’s Ningye Purple paintwork is inspired by the skies above the Great Wall of China.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Today, portions of the cave still remain unseen by humans.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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Soil excavated from the moon could be used to produce oxygen and methane, which could be used by lunar settlers for breathing and for rocket fuel.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 July 2025
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This coal company has started excavating its new Wyoming critical minerals find.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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More suddenly, these two fall down into a literal and metaphoric well of trouble, a hidden entrance to an underground cavern laden with secrets as well as a pool of clear water that looks safe enough to drink.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Upstream from Metropolis are other historic landmarks like the Kincaid Mounds Archeological Site and Cave-in-Rock, a large cavern that once sheltered the notorious Samuel Mason and his pioneer-era river pirates.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 July 2025
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Circularity done properly is more efficient and cheaper than dig and dump.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Wind along sculpted griffins, a hilltop tempietto, fountains, a grotto, marble colonnades, a reflection pool and an amphitheater amid Hudson views.—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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In the living room, where the family spends most of their time, Mc Adam again turned to the sea for inspiration, this time looking to 18th-century shell grottoes found in Irish coastal estates.—
Laura May Todd,
Architectural Digest,
23 Apr. 2025
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Chamber executives, meanwhile, are quick to point out that metro cities will often shovel unfavorable or controversial developments toward Chinatown districts, away from more affluent or suburban neighborhoods.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
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As Cincinnati residents shovel their driveways and dig their cars out of the several inches of snow that blanketed the region during Winter Storm Blair, some may be wondering who's responsible for clearing the sidewalks near their homes.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Delve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delve. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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